Defending America's Allies from Short-Range Soviet Missiles

Publication Date: May 1987

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Robert M. Soofer

Research Area: Military and defense

Keywords: Russia and Eurasia

Type: Report

Abstract:

Western Europe, Israel, and Japan all face a similar threat in terms of the emerging Soviet SRBM threat. All three regions have the technological and scientific expertise necessary to contribute to an ATBM effort, and there seems to be a great deal of support for ATBMs by the current governments in Israel and Western Europe. It makes sense for the three regions to cooperate with the U.S. in coordinating their research and development efforts with the eventual goal of deploying an ATBM system compatible with the threat each region faces.